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Looking forward to seeing old friends and colleagues in #Atlanta for ICSC this week! In between your deal making there are going to be some great content sessions for participants to learn the latest as to who is growing, shrinking, changing and evolving… Retail is always on the move and it moves faster now than ever. So make the most of your ICSC experience; work your current pipelines with meetings and coveted evening socializing time, but don’t forget to check out a few sessions to start thinking about tomorrow’s pipeline. On Tuesday I am proud to emcee the State of the States session between 2 PM and 5 PM at the Show Floor Theater, where experts from every state in the Southeast will share the latest and greatest—attend and learn of the brands that may need space in your locality soon. And for those of you looking bigger term, please join me Wednesday morning at 11:10 for me sharing my comprehensive studies of what to expect from #genz; what the data suggests about the brands and concepts that will thrive as they edge out millennials into the prime consumer years ahead. But there are dozens of other fantastic topics to explore; don’t overlook the Research Lightning Wednesday morning (or their data integration session on Tuesday), the Hybridization of Lifestyles and Real Estate Sectors and Beyond Demographics sessions Tuesday are also going to be chock full of critical information for professionals to understand what is coming down the retail escalator. If you have some downtime between meetings, don’t forget these valuable sessions. They could provide you with the light bulb moments that might mean the difference between being ahead or behind of the curve in the coming years. See y’all in Atlanta!

https://lnkd.in/gGGyRQB3 As Fall Into Spice is back, I thought it fitting to share the story behind these events. This quick video will give you insight into what fuels me each time we plan one of these!

If you’re a data scientist or AI product manager in NYC, check out this expert panel tomorrow near Tribeca.👇🏼 Nurdle AI is hosting a panel on LLMs tomorrow with panelists from Warner Bros. Discovery, Duke University, former Dow Jones/WSJ, and other LLM experts. Panelists will discuss their recent projects and answer questions on fine-tuning, RAG, evaluation, etc... and how to get high-quality custom data for free. Come for the conversation, networking, snacks, and drinks, and to meet Jeremy Micley and Nina Lopatina from Nurdle AI! Link to register in the post below. 👇🏼 #artificialintelligence #data #datascience super{set}

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All my favorite things, not necessarily in this order: 1. COFFEE 2. PURPOSEful conversations to do better 3. CONNECTIONS - Tricia Mason Dege, a new connection, is a guest speaker, and I'm eager to learn more from her and her business https://lnkd.in/g5sdvN79 I've never been to an event, and I already know I'm going to love this. In fact you're looking at their newest VIP member! 2.2! Let's go! #localleadership #communityimpact #localbusinessowners

Reposting to my network. Hoping to see a lot of my local connections this evening. Too hot to go out? Nonsense! Beat the heat with a refreshing beverage and air conditioning provided by Duke Energy Corporation and the Harris Nuclear plant which has been safely and reliably splitting atoms since January 1987. No brownouts or blackouts in this crushing heat wave! Thank you Duke Energy. At the three outstanding energy events I’ve been to in the last couple of months (the University of Idaho’s Energy Executive Summit, the State Energy Conference of NC at North Carolina State University, and the 10th annual UNC Cleantech Summit at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), AI-driven electrification (what Diane Leopold from Dominion Energy referred to as “datafication”) has been one of the topics that dominated the conversation among the utility executives that I heard speak. The people I heard and spoke to at these three events are Thought Leaders for sure…but much more importantly they are Do Leaders. They are responsible for meeting customer demand, keeping the lights on and the air conditioners humming, and providing affordable energy to all those customers who are living paycheck to paycheck and are forced to choose what bills don’t get paid each month. A big tip of the cap to: (1) the three universities mentioned in this post for the vital role they play in the Industry/Academia/Government triple helix for energy and cleantech, and (2) the RTCC for being such an excellent convener and a facilitator of collaboration and discussion. Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster Energy Executive Course Greg Gangi Yvonne Sertich Dishonna Arnett Mark Ogden Linxon Jacob Grove PowerSecure, Inc. Joe Stevens Ndustrial Jack Jirak Eric Grant Lon Huber John Szoka Fortnight Brewing #energy #ai #electrification #datacenters #datafication #energytransition #energypoverty #utilities #cleantech #doleadership #nuclearenergy

Who doesn’t love Pizza? Come see me at booth 2927 to learn more about what we can do to take your pizza business to the next level! #pizza #handtmann